Government aid for Coosa River survey bill
Representative Lee of Georgia introduced a bill to authorize a survey of the Coosa River stretch from Rome, Georgia to No 4 in Alabama to assess needed dam height increases and additional dams for navigation. The measure, identical to a previous proposal by Representative Arnett of Alabama, would appropri ate 5000 dollars for the survey.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lee
Georgia
Rome
No. 4
Alabama
Arnett
Charles Reif Company Files Bankruptcy in Tennessee
The Charles Reif Company of Chattanooga filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Liabilities total 71,369.54 with assets at 7,125.68. Unsecured claims reach 70,613.69, and the largest creditor is Charles Reif, company president, with a 60,740.50 claim. Reif also presides over Chattanooga Brewing Company.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
Charles Reif
Chattanooga Brewing —Company
Reif
Mother's Pension Law Boomerang Hits Illinois Families
A Chicago report by United Charities decries Illinois mothers pension law claiming state aid attracts indigent families to rely on government help. It notes declines in private resources and increases in wife desertion since the law's passage.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Illinois
United Charities
Malice Against Thaw Alleged in Extradition Brief
A lengthy brief filed in federal court argues Harry K Thaw deserves habeas relief from extradition to New York. It claims due process is violated when surrender is pretextual and suggests New York seeks extradition for a trivial offense, implying malice by private individuals.
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Concord
N. H
Harry K. Thaws
New York
State of
Swedish Prince's Wife Seeks Settlement After Separation
Divorce proceedings between Prince William of Sweden and Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna of Russia moved forward with the appointment of special commissioners. The commission will meet in St Petersburg to settle matters related to the royal marriage dissolution. Marie Pavlovna, 24, is daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch and cousin to the Russian emperor. She recently left her husband, 29, son of the Swedish king, amid reported domestic troubles.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Sweden
Prince William of
Marie Pavlovna
Russia
St. Petersburg
Paul Alexandrovitch
Washington Elimination Bill Passes House Unopposed
The redlight bill of Senator Kenyon to eliminate the segregated district in the capital by injunction was passed by the house yesterday without amendment or opposition after already passing the senate.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kenyon
Senate
House
Weather control through sun rays proposed by Sir Oliver Lodge
European scientists weigh Sir Oliver Lodge's plan to harness solar electric rays to regulate climate. He suggests a copper equatorial rod or high mountain stations to emit vast currents, arguing current magnetic pole anomalies cause weather shifts and auroral displays.
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London
Oliver Lodge
Sir Oliver
Oliver
French Aviator Reybaud Fatally Injured in Guadeloupe Crash
Reybaud, a French aviator, is dying from injuries after his aircraft capsized at 400 feet over Bassterre Guadeloupe. He was unconscious when recovered after a successful flight over Pointe-a-Pierre and Rievere Salle.
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Associated Press
Basseterre
Guadeloupe
Reybaud
Pointe-a-Pierre
Rievere Salle
Radium cancer patient dies from pneumonia in Philadelphia
Erman Zook of Kennet Square Pennsylvania died at Hahnemann hospital after showing improvement under radium treatment for cancer. He fell ill nine months ago while working as a civil engineer on the Panama railroad. Doctors say pneumonia halted progress that might have been arrested if not for the infection.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Erman Zook
Kennet Square
Hahnemann Hospital
Zook
Panama
Why is a Fair a Mighty Tool for Farmers at Mobile
A secretary from Arkansas explains fairs unite people to compare, learn, and improve farming. The piece cites Missouri, Minnesota, and Mississippi examples showing how fairs boost corn yields, livestock quality, hog production, and poultry, with object lessons like manure spreaders, beef cattle, silos, and winter crops, promoting regional wealth and development around Mobile's rail corridor.
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Arkansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Hamline
Machinery Hill
South Dakota
Jackson
Miss
la Vernet
United States
Mississippi
Meridian
Daniel S. Coombs
Lespedera
Hickory Valley
Tenn
South
Bermuda
Judge Reed Rules on Licenses in Jefferson County Case
Brookville Pa January 27 Judge John W Reed declared he would not sacrifice his interpretation of the law for political preferment as he granted thirty seven retail liquor licenses and four brewers licenses He denied that he or any family member held brewery stock A petition signed by 13000 people had asked that no liquor licenses be granted in Jefferson County
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Associated Press
Brookville
John W. Reed
Reed
Jefferson County
Chink Sailors Fall Out Over Political Game
In New York on January 27 a factional clash broke out among 56 Chinese sailors aboard the British freighter Madawaska. Republicans and monarchists battled over political loyalties during wartime, leading to bloodshed and rising tensions as the voyage neared its end.
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AsSociated Press
New York
Madawaska
England
Cure Found for Itchy Skin Ailment in Martinsville Woman
Miss Marion T. Parkins of Martinsville Virginia describes a severe skin eruption with intense itching and burning. She credits Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with a week long cure.
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Martinville
Marion T. Parkins
Cacineaure Cme
Becomes Hermit by Order of Court
Frank E. Murray a 58 year old convicted forger was sentenced by Superior Judge William Beasley to two years as a hermit in the mountains forty miles from San Jose Cal The judge spared jail saying he needed to be kept away from temptation Murray may accept employment but must not visit any city or town during the two year period The court will monitor him during the sentence
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Associated Press
San Jose
Cal
Frank E. Murray
William Beasly
Murray
Judge Beasly
Four Die in Quebec Home Fire
Montreal report says Mrs Napoleon Rodin and three children died in a Notre Dame des Rosdire house fire yesterday. A neighbor's daughter was among the victims. The blaze began when a child's dress caught fire at the stove and spread as panic ensued. The mother perished trying to save them.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Napoleon Rodin
Rodin
Notre Dame Des Rosdire
Quebec
Diphtheria Quarantine Hits Arkansas in Brooklyn Yard
Eight hundred men and officers were quarantined aboard the battleship Arkansas at the Brooklyn navy yard after a threatened diphtheria outbreak. The ship had just returned from a Mediterranean cruise.
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Associated Press
New York
Arkansas
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Yeesterday
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